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  • Appeal for support on e-trading

    INTERNET company Mondus, which is aiming for a 750m stock market flotation later this year, has called on the Government to do more to encourage electronic commerce, writes Maggie Hartford. Mondus, based at the Oxford Centre for Innovation in Mill Street

  • Queen honours 'Mr Mini'

    JOHN Cooper, the Grand Prix race-car constructor and father of the Mini Cooper, was presented with the OBE for services to the motor industry, writes David Duffy. Cooper, 76, was a leading race car constructor in the 1960s and his team produced many race-winning

  • Reynolds roars into Superbike race lead

    JOHN Reynolds extended his lead in the British Superbike Championships after Sunday's races at Donnington Park, writes John Gilbride. The Scotsman powered his Ducati to victory in the third round and then took second place behind Chris Walker's Suzuki

  • Car-makers under fire from report

    THE Competition Commission slammed the actions of the 17 leading car companies in the UK for actions that had led to higher prices, writes David Duffy. The companies had deterred dealers from obtaining cheaper new cars from dealers in other EU member

  • Prices of cars are set to fall by May

    MOTORISTS have been warned not to expect instant price cuts on new cars despite an official report showing we pay about 1,100 more for new models than elsewhere in Europe, writes David Duffy. The Government reacted to a Competition Commission report by

  • Fat Boy's street cred

    THE first time I ever rode a Harley was about ten years ago, writes John Gilbride. It was a 'knucklepanshovelheadthingymajig' and was owned by a giant of a man called Jez who wore a weird beard and was clad in tassled leathers which were littered with

  • Lifting the lid on the MX-5

    THE well-worn and entirely accurate maxim: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," applies perfectly to cars, writes David Duffy. When the car in question is the exquisitely formed and universally acclaimed Mazda MX-5, it makes the decision to bring out a

  • Stardom beckons Zabrina

    Young actress Zabrina Norry has been chosen to take part in a top London musical, writes Paul Warner. The 16-year-old is sitting at her GCSE examinations at Cooper School, Bicester, next month, but is already preparing for her year-long stint at the Aldwych

  • FOOTBALL: Witney chief fumes over ruined pitch

    Chairman Brian Constable was left seething last night after Witney Town's game against Dartford was allowed to go ahead despite atrocious weather conditions at Marriotts Stadium. Constable claims that referee Bob Desmond's decision to play the match has

  • RUGBY: Tripping off to Ireland

    OXFORD RFC's youngsters are on the move. The club's under 15 squad depart on Saturday for their Millennium Tour to Ireland. Former Oxford player Andy Barr has provided each touring member with a special club Tour tie to commemorate the occasion. Members

  • Power to the people's man

    Do come in, and don't mind the sniffer-dogs," says Michael Beloff, as I arrive at the Trinity President's lodgings. The security measures are, unfortunately, not on my account, but for a dinner to be held that night at the college, guests to include Douglas

  • Boy held for youth killing

    A 15-year-old Oxfordshire schoolboy has been charged with unlawfully killing a teenager, writes Paul Warner. James Dawson, 16, suffered head injuries following an incident in a quiet leafy lane in Park Lane, Swalcliffe, near Banbury, on March 31. Paramedics

  • Cool models for summer

    SPANISH car-maker SEAT is continuing its 50th birthday year celebrations by introducing a new range of special edition Ibiza and Cordoba models to be called 'dot cool', priced from 7,995, writes David Duffy. They all have standard air conditioning and

  • Motoring briefs

    Best 4x4 THE Land Rover Freelander has been awarded 'Best 4x4' by Fleet News for the second year running. Freelander, the best selling 4x4 both in the UK and Europe, is available with different body styles and a choice of engines. The competition judges

  • The Mini bows out

    MINI has announced a new three-model line-up for the UK market, known as the Mini Classic range, writes David Duffy. Expanding on the previous two-car line-up of Mini and Mini Cooper, the Mini Classic range includes the 9,495 Mini Seven, 9,895 Mini Cooper

  • All-new Corsa set for autumn

    VAUXHALL says the all-new Corsa, which goes on sale in the autumn, will set new standards in the small car market, writes David Duffy. With the longest wheelbase in its class at 98 inches, Vauxhall says the car will offers more interior space and outstanding

  • Shop is raided as town talks CCTV

    Furious newsagent manager Andy Aldworth found his shop ransacked just hours after attending a public meeting about installing closed circuit television cameras in a town centre. The raid, at Martin's news- agents in the Market Square, Witney, is the second

  • Love-tug Tom returns home

    Distraught Oxfordshire dad Richard Peverell has been reunited with his estranged son after a heartfelt appeal in the Oxford Mail, writes Katherine MacAlister. In January, Mr Peverell's three-year-old son Tom was taken on a 6,000-mile three-week holiday

  • 6m lifeline helps crumbling schools

    Some of the county's most shabby schools were today celebrating cash injections to bring them back up to scratch, writes Mark Templeton. Education Secretary David Blunkett announced Oxfordshire is to get nearly 6.8m to fund projects at crumbling schools

  • Expert's message on masts

    Mobile phone radiation expert Dr Gerald Hyland is to speak at a protest meeting over a planned Orange phone mast earmarked close to homes, writes Ian Townsend. The doctor of physics at Warwick University, who is an acknowledged authority on the radiation

  • SNOOKER: County Snooker go marching on

    COUNTY Snooker marched on at the top of the Premier Division by maintaining their 100 per cent record with a 5-2 win at home to Tetsworth. County's marksmen were Justin Ford (2), James Ford, Damien Brackett and Michael Bateman. Great Milton were also

  • Ex-patient thanks cancer lifesavers

    Leukaemia patient Catherine Weller has celebrated five years in remission, thanks to staff at Oxford's John Radcliffe hospital, writes Victoria Owen. Now the 27-year-old is urging others to raise 200,000 for the Haematology Unit, where she had a vital

  • FOOTBALL: City's big clash faces a washout

    OXFORD City's clash with Ryman League Division 1 leaders Croydon at Court Place Farm tonight was in danger of being postponed following last night's deluge of biblical proportions. A pitch inspection was being held at 1pm today, but manager Paul Lee reported

  • FOOTBALL: Farce as Witney match is abandoned

    Witney Tn 2, Dartford Tn 3 (abandoned after 69 mins - waterlogged pitch) WITNEY'S Dr Martens Eastern Division match with Dartford was reduced to a farce last night, writes Kieren Bushnell. Even though half the pitch was covered in water and the rain was

  • SPEEDWAY: Cheetahs face stiff task

    Oxford Cheetahs will be looking for their first Elite League point of the season when they visit title favourites King's Lynn tonight (Wednesday, 7.30). It will be another daunting task for the untried Oxford squad as they take on some of the world's

  • GREYHOUNDS: Card and results

    Thursday's Oxford card plus results from Tuesday night. THURSDAY'S CARD 7.35 450m A9 Easy Dollar(Gilly Hepden) Lightning Lass(Terry Atkins) Boyhill Holly(Glen Mayhew) Triple Flash 3(David Egan) YOUNG ARTHUR(David Egan) True Ellen (W)(Paul Walden) 7.50

  • FOOTBALL: Matt's back - at a price

    Organisers of Mike Ford's testimonial are paying a small fortune to insure former Oxford United star Matt Elliott for £7.5m so that he can play in the game. The Scotland defender's Premiership club Leicester City agreed to release him to play in the testimonial

  • Coping well with a meal on the move

    It wasn't a dish you'd find in vegetarian Bev Dixon's Bar Brookie, which is why fellow TV soap actor Kenneth Cope probably plum- ped for it, writes Phil Clee. Steaming steak and kidney pie, chips and peas, and lashings of onion gravy to go with it - lovely